The commotion startled nearly everyone.
Some of the timid, quick-witted ones even decisively left the trading district, speeding away in the blink of an eye.
Xu Changqing and the others happened to be at the entrance to the Stolen Goods District, hesitating over whether to enter together, when the sudden disturbance startled them. They all turned toward the source of the sound.
They saw a large ship floating in the air, somehow under attack and already tilting to one side.
At the same time, the hull seemed to have been set alight, blazing with crimson flames.
Xu Changqing's heart jolted as he thought, They're making their move this quickly?
He had assumed that, no matter what, they would wait until they were far from the trading district before acting.
Yet Zhao Lie and the others from the Dragon-Tiger Immortal Sect had only flown less than ten thousand meters when they were attacked. The assault was so fierce that it instantly punched through the formation protecting the ship.
This showed that the attackers were anything but ordinary. They were also highly experienced at interception and killing—not only ruthless, but exceptionally decisive.
Ordinary people would think to move farther away before acting, especially after avoiding the Wan Family. That way, they would neither offend the Wan Family nor be seen by anyone.
Yet the people attacking Zhao Lie and the Dragon-Tiger Immortal Sect's ship had done the exact opposite. They struck before the ship had even gone far, letting countless people witness the scene firsthand.
"My heavens!"
"Is the Hands-Off Region this chaotic?"
"Let's hurry and leave once we find them... no, we can't leave. There's safety in numbers!"
Quite a few people nearby were frightened by the sight.
Zhang Su and Rong Yan, as relatively high-ranking disciples of the Immortal Sect,